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Society
SUMMER 2011 ISSUE 10 ESRC RESEARCH MAKING AN IMPACT
How political theory underestimated the power of the people
Arab Spring
Discovering Copperopolis: An industrial past revisited
Valuing nature: The real worth of the outdoors
Carbon complexity: Can we live sustainably?
The ESRC magazine Society Now aims to raise awareness of our research and its impact. It addresses a wide range of readers, from the MP to the businessperson, the voluntary worker to the teacher, the public through to the social scientist, and is published three times a year (spring, summer and early autumn).
Society Now offers a readable, intelligent, concise overview of current issues concerning society.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research into the big social and economic questions facing us today. We also develop and train the UK’s future social scientists.
Our research informs public policies and helps make businesses, voluntary bodies and other organisations more effective. Most important, it makes a real difference to all our lives.
The ESRC is an independent organisation, established by Royal Charter in 1965, and funded mainly by the Government.
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EDITOR IN CHIEF Jacky Clake
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esrc.ac.uk EDITOR Nick Stevens
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esrc.ac.uk ASSISTANT EDITOR Jeanine Woolley
jeanine.woolley@esrc.ac.uk EDITORIAL AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE Debbie Stalker
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